A supporter of Sen. Angela Giron on Tuesday filed a legal protest with the Colorado secretary of state’s office alleging organizers did not use certain constitutional language that should be incorporated in recall petitions.

“For people who believe in the constitution, these proponents were cavalier about following its very specific requirements for a recall election,” said Mark Grueskin, an election lawyer representing Giron’s backer.

A news release from Pueblo United for Angela says that organizers with Pueblo Freedom and Rights did not outline a requirement that petitions be drafted to expressly include a demand for the election of a successor to the recalled official.

When Democrat state Sen. John Morse won his re-election bid in 2010 by a mere 340 votes, Republicans blamed the Libertarian in the race.

When Democratic Sen. Edie Hudak won her re-election bid in 2012 by just 584 votes, Republicans blamed the Libertarian.

So it’s not surprising that the issue of a Libertarian candidate has surfaced in the recall election of Morse underway in El Paso County.

“Please try to appeal to the Libertarians not to get into this race as well,” one person posted on Facebook. “The only thing they could accomplish is to re-elect Morse! I couldn’t possibly think of a way for a bunch of Libertarians to become more hated!”

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.